Evaluación del riesgo de caídas en personas mayores de 65 años del grupo La Fortaleza de la parroquia Paccha – Cuenca. julio – diciembre 2021

Abstract

Antecedents: The population aging growth constitutes a challenge in the public health system; that considers the risk of falls as one of its primary health problems, being this multifactorial by nature. Objective: To determine the risk of falls in the senior citizens from La FortalezaPaccha, Cuenca. Methods: The research was of a descriptive cross-sectional type in which the unityof analysis were the senior citizens from the La Fortaleza group. As of the obtained data from Tinetti’s scale application and questionnaire, a database was made. The frequency and distribution statistics were analyzed with the SPSS version 25 program; in addition, to determine the statistical significance between the risk of falls and the variables, the Chi-Cuadrado statistic was used. The outcomes were presented in statistical tables and charts elaborated in Microsoft Excel 2016. Results: 86 senior citizens with an average age of 76,6 years were evaluated, determining a high risk of falls (61,6 %) in such a population. A relation between the risk of falls and the variables was obtained: age (p=0,000); personal pathological history (p=0,002), this group of pathologies are mainly related to arterial hypertension (p=0,035); and, the relapse of falls both in number and frequency showed a significant statistic (p=0,000). Conclusions: After applying Tinetti’s scale, it is evident a high risk of falls in the population associated mainly with age, number and frequency of falls.